Magic User's Manual.
Abstract
Current research efforts in the area of high-power microwave and plasma physics make extensive use of computer simulation to reduce design time, investigate new design concepts, and examine the performance envelope of a wide variety of devices. The research includes, but is not limited to, such diverse items as SWO's, TWT's, klystrons, gyrotrons, the helicon, CFA's, and micro-hollow cathodes. The instrument developed for much of this research is the MAGIC Tool Suite. MAGIC is a general purpose electomagnetic particle in-cell code, i.e., a finite-difference, time-domain code for simulating plasma physics processes, i.e., those processes that involve interactions between space charge and electromagnetic fields. As a result, the application suite is applicable to broad classes of plasma physics problems. The software suite includes powerful algorithms to represent structural geometries, material properties, incoming and outgoing waves, particle emission processes, and so forth. It has a mature and robust package of diagnostic features that have made it the tool of choice for many universities and laboratories.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA369169
Entities
People
- David Smithe
- Larry Ludeking
- Mike Bettenhausen
- Scott Hayes